Fuzzy multi-criteria model for selecting the best location for a regional landfill

Abstract

Biomass is a renewable energy source which gains an ever increasing interest. The selection of the best location of the regional landfill represents the first and the most sensitive step in biomass waste management. This paper proposes a new fuzzy multi-criteria model, which is based on the adapted Hurwitz algorithm. The criteria values can be crisp and uncertain. The uncertain criteria values are described by linguistic expressions which are modeled by triangular fuzzy numbers. These criteria also have different relative importance. In this paper, the criteria importance is given by the pairwise comparison matrix and weight vector is calculated by applying the eigenvector approach. The proposed model determines the best location with respect to all criteria as well as their weights. The functioning of proposed model is illustrated using real world examples and data collected in a one region in Serbia.